Good morning, Streeters. Today is the deadline to apply for the homestead exemption for next year’s property taxes. The simple application [pdf] is due by the end of business today. Today is the day applications are due to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for Philly’s remaining casino license. Today City Council’s agenda includes the Complete Streets bill and parking minimums zoning amendment.

University City District is hatching plans to remake the dreary plaza around the 40th Street Trolley Portal, reports PlanPhilly’s Christine Fisher. UCD met with Spruce Hill neighbors Tuesday, discussing the project’s logistical challenges and its phasing. The first priority is to make the plaza safer for pedestrians and add green infrastructure, and a commercial space of some sort could follow. UCD, SEPTA, and the City are working with Andropogon Associates to redesign the plaza, and expect that work could begin sometime in 2013.